Agenda
Introduction
- background
- Data Sources
Discussion
- Overview of the global reproductive health
- The Abortion Laws
- Fertility rate and national economy
Conclusion
Q&A
introduction
Background
- Over the past several decades, monumental gains have been made in securing women’s right to abortion.
- Overturning Roe v. Wade shows women’s reproductive health remains heavily politicized and often out of their own hands.
- Economic factors also affect female fertility at the same time.
Data Sources
Data are from from UNITED NATIONS and Our World in Data.
Discussion
World average female births
- The number of female births in the world is declining.
- In 1965, the number of women giving birth peaked in 70 years, with an average of 5 children per woman in her lifetime. The number of women’s births declined sharply after 1970, with the decline accelerating between 1975 and 1980. After 1995, the decline became slower, with an average of three children per woman. This decline continues slowly after the millennium. Eventually, in 2020, the average number of children per woman was 2.4.
Changes in the number of births in different regions
- When the data is divided according to different regions, the births in different geographic areas are clear. It can be seen that Asia has the highest number of births, and the number of births has been declining since it peaked in 1990. Africa’s birth population is growing over time. Latin America, North America and Oceania has remained stable.
Number of birth women give worldwide
- The overall number of births in the world is declining.
- The reason for the rapid decline in the number of women giving birth in the world between 1970 and 1980 is the fertility policies of China. Sliding the timeline, we can see that the color change in China is extremely obvious, with the average number of births declining rapidly. Also from the map it can be seen that women in Africa always have more children.
Abortion laws around the world
- Map made into gradient colors according to the strictness of the
fertility policies.
- 970 million women, representing 59% of women of reproductive age, live in countries that broadly allow abortion. While a majority of women live in countries where they can exercise their right to abortion, 41 percent of women live under restrictive laws.
Trend for number of birth of each development group
The difference between less developed countries and less developed countries, including China, in the graph is the number of births in China. It can be seen that the number of births in less developed countries is increasing, while China’s policies interfere with the accuracy of the data, resulting in a decreasing trend in the number of births in China. In addition, the trend of less developed regions and less developed regions,excluding least developed country is similar.
Number of births at different income levels over the time
- The graph shows that both high-income countries and countries
without income have low numbers of births.
- The middle-income countries are the main fertility producers in the world.
limitation & Conclusion
limitation
Reproductive health issues are not only economic and policy issues, but are also influenced by religion, culture, and other human factors. In addition, abortion is a more private topic, so the data collected may be less than the real data.
Conclusion
Women’s reproductive health are heavily influenced by factors such as national policies and economic levels.
the current situation of female fertility in the world is that the number of newborns is showing an overall decreasing trend. However, in some low-income countries in Africa, the number of births is increasing over time.